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4 Psychological Facts About Kissing

Kissing is something that carries a surprising amount of importance in our lives. We recall our first kisses, we kiss our children, we flirt with kisses, we sympathize with kisses, we are intimate through kisses. But what is happening psychologically when we kiss each other? Here are a few interesting psychological facts about kissing.

We also made a video on the types of kisses and what they really mean: https://youtu.be/7OUJKFdMHKQ

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Wlodarski R, Dunbar RI. (2014) What’s in a Kiss? The Effect of Romantic Kissing on Mate Desirability. Evolutionary Psychology.. doi:10.1177/147470491401200114

Danica J. Kulibert* a , Elle A. Mooreb , Melinda M. Dertinger c , Ashley E. Thompson (2019) Attached at the Lips: The Influence of Romantic Kissing Motives and Romantic Attachment Styles on Relationship Satisfaction Interpersona

Wlodarski R, Dunbar RI. (2013) Examining the possible functions of kissing in romantic relationships. Arch Sex Behav. 2013 Nov;42(8):1415-23. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0190-1. Epub 2013 Oct 11. PMID: 24114390; PMCID: PMC4487821

Walter, Chip. (2008). Affairs of the Lips. Scientific American Mind. 19. 24-29. 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0208-24.

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